Guilderland library hosts Narcan training on Monday

GUILDERLAND -- A free community training on Narcan, which reverses the effects of an overdose, will be Monday at the Guilderland Public Library, 2228 Western Ave.

At 6:30 p.m., attendees can tour the Albany County Sheriff's mobile education center to learn about various factors and dangers associated with drug abuse.

At 7 p.m., a presentation on opiate overdose prevention and response will be given by representatives from Catholic Charities' Project Safe Point program. Participants will learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of an overdose, understand the risk factors associated with overdose, and learn how to reverse the effects of an overdose with the drug naloxone (narcan). Trained attendees will be given a kit containing naloxone.

The event is sponsored by Sen. George Amedore, Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple and the Catholic Charities Care Coordination Services.